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Has a Canadian Government Official Ever Been Assassinated?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

I’ve been to Moscone Center in San Francisco a few times. I only learned a couple of weeks ago that it was named after George Moscone, former mayor of San Francisco. Along with city supervisor Harvey Milk, he was killed by a former, disgruntled employee.
I was talking to somebody about Moscone at Web 2.0 Expo […]

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Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell on Canada

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

On the CBC’s Ideas podcast, I’m currently listening to “Canada: Nation or Notion” (MP3, 25 MB, 53:46), a debate between two Canadians who live in the US: Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell. They’re both very smart, eloquent speakers, and it makes for an hour of enjoyable listening:

The talk was sponsored by Maclean’s, and there’s text […]

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Stairway to Winnipeg

Monday, April 14th, 2008

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How Does BC Weed Out Incompetent Doctors?
Exploding Some Myths About Canadian Healthcare
Edumacating Harper
Techcouver Goes National
Photos of Keats Island
Ashamed of Our Nation on Climate Change
Kurt Kauper’s Nude Paintings of Seventies Hockey Icons

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